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Troyboy1710I use 3 meshed tp-link deco x80's on the Leaptel 500 plan, and everything is full speed. All 3 units have ethernet backhaul.
shawnybearxGet a 4G/5G capable router. Buy your own data plan take it wherever you go. TP-link have some decent 4g/5g routers with wifi 6 standard. Or you could go with a gl.inet travel router
DaveDownerI also have Deco Mesh (6)- pack came with 1 router and 2 extenders. Works well with Sonic Fiber, no complaints.
jumoscI replaced an older Netgear Orbi system a few years ago with a TP-Link Deco to get WiFi 6 and outdoor APs. It worked great for a few years and then because extremely unreliable. We switched about 6 months ago to a Firewalla AP7 WiFi system powered by a Firewalla Gold SE. I absolutely love the performance and reliability but it was the robust security is what drove the decision. Ubiquity was the other option we considered. Theyâre very compelling but we already had the Firewalla Gold SE router.
LegendCZBut id i have it in same room? I have Deco from TP-Link with Wifi6. Will be definetly playing in same room as router which is hooked to the PC trough CAT6e
Yeah now i am catching on. Yeah i just did read WiFi 6 and expected i have high end enough router to support this. Bummer. I know about networks and stuff. It is sometimes just too vague or hidden behind parameters. I know Index has dedicated Wifi for adapter. Thanks a lot for clarification. One would say that year old brand new kit of Deco with pricetag of 250$ would be enough of future proof. Worst case scenario i can buy a dumb switch and simple Wifi6e or 7 Antena.
louthecatI switched from eero to TP deco and I like it more. Assigning 2.4 for IoT stuff is a great improvement. At one stage I was literally walking 100 feet outside to make my phone get to 2.4 because the eero cannot manually switch between bands. Deco WiFi 6 is great so far as long as youâre willing to fiddle with a few settings.
Lots of IOT stuff only connects at 2.4, and it can be pain to try and run the connection app on, for example, your new vacuum cleaner, if your phone cannot switch to that 2.4 band. Unlike the eero, with TP deco, you can make a 2.4 band network called âwieezzzyâs Internet of thingsâ. Itâs also pretty easy to force something to connect at a particular band or to connect to a particular hub like if you want your TV to always connect to the living room hub or something.
nismos14usI use deco mesh wifi 6
NoodlesSpicyHotDeco WiFi6 from TP Link. Three wired to base over 1gb. Three WiFi satellites over mesh. Running great now a couple years. Connected to VZ Fios 1gb service. 35 ish devices in all the rooms. Finally, nothing drops, everything is fast and solid, the devices themselves are now the bottleneck.
Best I've owned. No hesitation. I use their DECA mesh with success. TP-Link is a big company. If they do get banned, there will be a pivot towards something the MAGATs will find less offensive. For folks asking what the ban is about. Netgear and other US networking gear manufacturers have been lobbying hard with the GOP, sowing Chinese fears about TP-Link. Not because TP Link gear originated in China (Netgear, Cisco, Juniper, Aruba, and others also have gear made in China), but because TP Link gear is good and much lower in cost, which is eating into their profits. Sales of Netgear have been cratering, so they are asking their GOP buddies in Congress to help shut down TP-Link's US business. Capitalism is good, until you need the game rigged in your favor. Question: Has anyone used TP-Link for small or medium enterprises? How did the installation go (models, qty, client density, etc.), and how is it going?
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